Tennessee Conservative
As The General Session Winds To A Close Likely In The Next Couple Of Weeks, The Opportunity For A Law That Will Allow For Tennesseans To Recall Elected Leaders They Feel Have Failed To Live Up To Promises They Made When They Were Campaigning Will Again Fail To Become A Reality.
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Governor Bill Lee Signed Legislation Thursday That Will Require The Department Of Children’s Services To Expedite The Termination Of Parental Rights For “Substantial Non-Compliance.”
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The Tennessee House Of Representatives Passed A Bill Monday That Would Require The Department Of Children’s Services To Move Forward With Termination Of Parental Rights For “Substantial Non-Compliance.”
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Middle Tennessee State University’s Board Chair Is Pushing Legislation, Sponsored By State Sen. Shane Reeves And Rep. Mark White, That Would Enable College Boards To Close Meetings To Discuss “Sensitive” Matters Such As Presidential Pay, A Move Critics Say Is Too “Broad” And Ripe For “Abuse.”
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A Tennessee Bill Aiming To Terminate Parental Rights Following “Substantial Non-Compliance” Has Been Passed By Voice Vote In The House Civil Justice Committee, Led By Chair Andrew Farmer
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A Bill Aimed At Terminating Parental Rights After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passed The Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee Led By Chair Mary Littleton Yesterday By A Voice Vote.
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A Bill That Aims To Terminate The Parental Rights Of Tennesseans After Only Six Months Of “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passed The Senate Floor Yesterday.
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A Bill That Proposes The Ability For The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services (DCS) To Terminate Parental Rights Within 10 Business Days After A Court Has Found The Parents Of The Child/Children To Be “Substantially Non-Compliant,” Has Passed Through The Senate Judiciary Committee With Amendments Added.
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This Week Rep. Ed Butler (R-Rickman-District 41) Filed A Bill That Would Effectively Make It Easier To Funnel Children Away From Their Parents And Into State Custody.
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Tennessee State Rep. Bryan Richey Has Penned An Open Letter To Governor Lee Asking Him To Not Call Legislators Back To Nashville On August 21st To Enact An Unconstitutional ‘Red Flag’ Law. Reps Todd Warner And Ed Butler Along With Senator Janice Bowling Have Already Signed The Letter. More Conservative-Leaning Republicans Are Expected To Sign On In Time.
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